Is April 21, 2026 a good day?
April 21, 2026 is a Yǐ Chǒu 乙丑 day under the Receive (收 Shōu) officer in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition. Classical sources grade it suitable for receiving payments and wealth and storing and safekeeping and unsuitable for opening for business. People born in Goat years meet this day's clash and traditionally wait.
乙丑 Yǐ Chǒu
April 21, 2026 · Tuesday
- Day Officer (建除)
- Receive 收 Shōu
- 28 Mansion (二十八宿)
- Turtle Beak 觜 Zī
- Day Master element
- Yin Wood
- Clash animal (沖)
- Goat 未 Wèi
- Year pillar (年柱)
- 丙午 Bǐng Wǔ · Fire Horse
- Solar month (節)
- Clear and Bright 清明 Qīng Míng
Suitable (宜 yí)
- 納財 receiving payments and wealth
- 收藏 storing and safekeeping
- 納畜 bringing in livestock
Avoid (忌 jì)
- 開市 opening for business
- 出行 travel and setting out
Reading April 21, 2026
In the almanac tradition, April 21, 2026 carries the day pillar 乙丑 (Yǐ Chǒu), a Yin Wood day whose Day Officer is Receive (收 Shōu), the gathering officer, which classical sources associate with harvest, collecting payments, and storing rather than launching. The classical sources describe the officer as the first sort in any date grade, the kind of motion the day carries before any personal chart is considered. The full cycle is set out in our guide to the Twelve Day Officers, and the page it is printed on is explained in the Tong Shu almanac guide.
The 通勝 (Tōng Shèng) lists this day as a black path (黑道 hēi dào) day, reserved for routine matters, with the 28 Mansion star Turtle Beak (觜 Zī) overhead. Its clash falls on the Goat: people born in Goat years meet the clash (沖 chōng) here and traditionally keep the day routine.
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Is April 21, 2026 an auspicious day in the Chinese almanac?
April 21, 2026 is graded a black path day (黑道日 hēi dào rì) in the Tōng Shèng 通勝 almanac tradition, a grade published almanacs reserve for routine matters rather than launches. Classical sources still list it as workable for receiving payments and wealth and storing and safekeeping. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
Who should be cautious on April 21, 2026?
People born in Goat years meet the clash (沖 chōng) on April 21, 2026: the day branch 丑 stands directly opposite 未 Wèi, the Goat branch. Classical sources treat a personal clash day as one for routine work rather than weddings, moves, or openings. This is a pattern, not a verdict.
What does the Receive officer mean on April 21, 2026?
On April 21, 2026 the Day Officer is Receive (收 Shōu), the gathering officer, which classical sources associate with harvest, collecting payments, and storing rather than launching. The Twelve Day Officers (建除十二神 jiàn chú shí èr shén) rotate with the day and month branches, and this day's almanac entry lists receiving payments and wealth and storing and safekeeping among its suitable activities.
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